Kokoro’s 165cm (5’4″) tall Actroid appeared in kimono at an exhibition hosted at Sanrio’s headquarters in Tokyo. The first Actroid was revealed at the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in 2003, and Kokoro has developed several “sisters” since then. Although the official website says she sports a “cute expression”, judging by these photos they still have a long way to go before I’d make such a claim!

"Playing a robot is possibly the most difficult role you can have as an actor, because you have to take all your innate emotional responses and completely suppress them. Even the way you walk is affected." - Kristanna Loken